Hoping it's okay to post this in here. I know there are a lot of musicians on this board and well..........a lot of watchful eyes that could possibly help these guys out! If you see or hear anything, the contact number is at the bottom. Thanks!!! ************************************* PLEASE HELP! Stolen Gear! FROM THE FIFTH: Our band trailor and ALL of our equipment was stolen today (May 21) from a residence in Benson, NC. This is a list of stolen items. We will add to this list as we get time. PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT! Thanks everybody! TRAILER: Gray/silver 6x8 trailer w/ a rounded diamond-plate front. One large ramp door in the back, one man-door on the right side. There is a large white Fifth sticker on the back which may have been removed by now. The small light on the driver's side of the trailer is broken and missing pieces - a dead giveaway. DRUMS: Please keep an eye out for Marc's custom made mirror-chrome Sonor drum kit. There is not another like it in the USA so it should easily be identified. Large black hardware case FULL of Sonor cymbal stands. Sonor Giant Step double-bass drum pedal w/ case. GUITAR RIG: Peavey XXX head in a custom fit road case. VHT Fatbottom 4x12 cab Coffin Case 4x12 amp cover (black) Small diamond-plate Case Core pedalboard/case containing the following: Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor, Dunlop Crybaby 95Q Wah pedal, Peavey 3-button footswitch. Sennheiser guitar wireless unit. Line 6 PODxt Live w/ padded Gator gig bag. Blue road case (not rack case) containing the wireless unit, several guitar cables, Line 6 POD xt Live, power supply, etc.). BASS RIG: Ampeg SVT-4 Pro bass head in an anvil-style rack case with a Shure wireless unit. Ampeg SVT-810E 8x10 bass cab Spector bass - black w/ a BatMan sticker on it. w/ case. Ibanez 5-string bass - transparent green. w/ case. OTHER ITEMS: Shure Beta 87C ULX wireless mic unit in road case. Large black tech box/work station. Approx 4 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter. Looks like a big upright flight case. Includes Peterson tuner, Korg tuner, Furman power conditioner w/ lights, and loads of tech gear. **Many more items to be added soon. This is a partial list of some of the larger items. JOHNSTON COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE: (919) 989-5039
This freakin' sux! I hope these guys get their stuff back! I know from being married to a musician that their gear is their pride and joy! I'll keep my ears open!
Yep, it really stinks! I have had things stolen before and I first get very mad and then I try to just think.....they must have needed it (or the money for it) more than I did. When people are desperate they do all kinds of horrible things. Stealing an entire trailer full of gear??? Broke my heart because those guys had a lot of emotional attachments to their equipment. A lot of custom made pieces. It was just pure evil and I don't see desperation in an act like this. If you are that desperate, you probably did something to deserve to be that desperate. My boyfriend and I were just talking about how we expect it to get a lot worse with gas prices the way they are. I am one of the unlucky ones that doesn't have a key lock on my gas cap!!! Who would have ever have thought that we needed to even protect our manhole covers or storm drain grates?? People are stealing those and selling them for scrap metal so be careful when you are driving!!!
